Baltic sculpin
| Cottus microstomus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Cottus |
| Species: | C. microstomus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cottus microstomus Heckel, 1837 | |
Cottus microstomus is a species of sculpin, a European freshwater fish in the Cottidae family. It is widespread in the Dniester drainage (Black Sea basin), Odra and Vistula drainages (southern Baltic basin), most likely extending further east to Gulf of Finland.[1] It is part of the wider European Cottus gobio complex, and possibly makes hybrid zones with Cottus gobio (European bullhead) and Cottus koshewnikowi.[2] It is a demersal fish, up to 10.1 cm long.
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Cottus microstomus" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
- ↑ Cottus microstomus at IUCN. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
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